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Definition of fry : 1. A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or small things in general.
2. The young of any fish.
3. To be agitated; to be greatly moved.
4. To cook in a pan or on a griddle ( esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts.
5. To simmer; to boil.
6. To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat.
7. To undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a kettle of hot fat.

Synonyms:

pip-squeak, tiddler, electric shaver, electric razor, shaver, baby bird, kid, kidskin, electrocute, nipper, frizzle, tike, deep-fry, pincer, Christopher Fry, squirt, French fry, peasant, pan-fry, brown, small fry, stir-fry, claw, churl, chela, tyke, Roger Fry, boor, sizzle, child, baby, youngster, minor, roger eliot fry, nestling, fricas, barbarian

fire, sear, roast, heat, bake, scald, parch, grill, burn, broil, swelter, singe, scorch, warm, boil, char, parboil, cook, simmer, toast, stew, braise, barbecue, poach

Usage examples:

• Then take out the back- bone, and put it to fry with Onions. - "The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened", Kenelm Digby.
• But, fry it all, it couldn't be going on! - "The Asses of Balaam", Gordon Randall Garrett.
• Then there is another class- those who have fish to fry, and to whom art seems a convenient frying- pan. - "Modern Painting", George Moore.